Paton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Paton (1903–1988), South African author
Alex Paton, Scottish footballer
Angela Paton (1930–2016), theatre, TV and film actress
Borys Paton (born 1918), long-term chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine
Charlie Paton, Scottish polar adventurer
Daniel Paton (born 1871), Scottish footballer
Danny Paton (born 1936), Scottish footballer
David Paton (born 1949), Scottish musician
Evgeny Paton (1870–1953), Ukrainian engineer
George Henry Tatham Paton (1895–1917), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
George Whitecross Paton (1902–1985), previous Vice Chancellor of Melbourne University
Herbert James Paton (1887–1969), Scottish philosopher
Joan Paton (1916–2000), Australian ornithologist
John Paton (VC) (1833–1914), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
John Paton (British politician) (1886–1976), Labour Member of Parliament for Norwich 1945–50, for Norwich North 1950–64
John Brown Paton (1830–1911), English theologian
John Gibson Paton (1824–1907), Scottish missionary
Joseph Noel Paton (1821–1901), Scottish artist
Raffaëla Paton (born 1983), Dutch singer
Richard Paton (1717–1791), British marine painter
Stewart Paton (1865–1942), American psychiatrist
Tam Paton (1938–2009), Scottish manager of the Bay City Rollers
Angus Paton (1905–1999), British civil engineer
Walter Paton (1853–1937), English barrister who played for Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final
